apworld - p2ch5social

Development and transformation of social structures

Theme	How does this theme apply to your civilization?
Gender roles and relations	the men in the society were higher up in control. women were regarded as the house keeper and took care of the family. women were higher regarded then in most civilizations.
Family and kinship	the elder men took possions of power. the dead of the family were honored and belive almost to be deities. later emperors pasted down the role of emperor to their eldest son.
Racial and ethnic constructions	holy writing was the Madate of Heaven. holy books was the Book of Odes and many other books that showed wats to worship
Social and economic classes	the classes of this time in china were the emperor then the nobles after tha twas the peasents then at the bottoms was the slaves.